Dutch Navy Must Play Important Role Against Possible Venezuelan Refugees

The Dutch Navy must play a role in keeping an eye on Venezuelan refugees trying to enter the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. This is according to the Dutch Parliament that is calling upon the Dutch government to insist on the governments of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao to keep an eye on the illegal migration from Venezuela. The Coast Guard Caribbean, the section of Defense, which is now in the region battling arms smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal fishing, could play a role in this. A majority of the House of Representatives supports a proposal from the ruling party VVD to that effect. Especially the VVD, PVV, CDA and D66 believe that the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders is following a weak policy towards Venezuela. Especially the ‘good bilateral relations’ with which Koenders deals with the South American country and supposedly excellent cooperation against human trafficking and drug smuggling, irritates the House. More…